District 8 Natural Resources Assistance Council - Clean Ohio FundingWithin the Department of Development, the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) funds the Clean Ohio Program. The District 8 Natural Resources Assistance Council (NRAC) recommends projects for funding to the Ohio Public Works Commission through the Clean Ohio Program. The District 8 area covers only Summit County. For more information on the State Clean Ohio Program see the Clean Ohio fund website.

This Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program helps to fund preservation of open spaces, sensitive ecological areas and stream corridors. The members of the District 8 NRAC are: Lisa King, Chairman; Dan Rice, Vice-Chairman; Alan Brubaker; Chairman NRAC Technical Advisory Committee; John Moore; Mayor Dan Horrigan, Mayor Bobbie Beshara, Frances Buchholzer, Dennis Stoiber, Richard Rebadow and William Funk. Projects are reviewed and evaluated locally by the District 8 NRAC, with the highest ranking projects recommended to the OPWC for funding.